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5. To create a second instance, first open the printer category in Control Panel. Hit 'Add a printer' and then 'Add a local printer'. For the port, choose USB001 (or LPT1 if your printer is a parallel-port model). Next, select your printer from the list. When asked, elect to use the driver already installed. Finally, choose a name.

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6. Want to save more ink? Several helpful ink-management utilities are available, such as 4X UltraSaver. This costs $39 (about £20), but there's a free trial. Grab it from tinyurl.com/627tx4. It overrides your usual printer driver and, if you print a lot, could save you a fortune.

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7. When you print, choose 4X UltraSaver as your printer. Either use the icons to select a preset quality level or move the needle manually - the higher the percentage, the more ink you'll save. Even at 75 percent, however, the pages will still be perfectly readable. Under Target Printer, select your usual printer.

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8. One task that commonly causes ink wastage is printing web pages with all their adverts. In future, press Ctrl, A to highlight all of the text (to highlight a section, left-click and drag). Right-click and select Copy. Then, in a word document, click Edit, Paste Special, Unformatted text. Print from here instead.

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